"ectomorphic" meaning in English

See ectomorphic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more ectomorphic [comparative], most ectomorphic [superlative]
Etymology: From ectoderm + -morph + -ic, equivalent to ectomorph + -ic. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ectoderm|-morph|-ic|alt1=ectoderm}} ectoderm + -morph + -ic, {{af|en|ectomorph|-ic}} ectomorph + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} ectomorphic (comparative more ectomorphic, superlative most ectomorphic)
  1. Of or pertaining to an ectomorph. Synonyms: leptosomatic
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